Barbara Jacquline Pruitt

Barbara Jacquline Pruitt, age 84, of Cumming, GA, answered her call to Glory on Tuesday, August 17, 2021. Jackie was born and raised in Canton, GA. After high school, she married Dean Pruitt and moved to Forsyth County for the remainder of her life. She was a member of Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church in Cumming, GA, as well as a member of the church choir and WMU. Jackie loved gardening, the beach, sport fishing and boating on Lake Lanier and the Gulf of Mexico. She and her husband Dean toured many U.S. and foreign places by plane, ship, train or car. Her greatest love was her family.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Roy E. and Annie Sewell Evans; sister, Bonnie (Leon) Holtzclaw; husband, Dean Pruitt; daughter, Deana Lynne Powers.

Jackie is survived by her sons, Steve (Bonita) Pruitt of Cumming and Jeff (Connie) Pruitt of Dahlonega; grandchildren, Andrew Hardin, Madison Hall, Allison Hudson, Britain (Ben) Wilson, Sarah (Josh) Haymore, Jeffrey (Hannah) Pruitt, Annie (Gunner) Wood and Vlad Pruitt; 13 great grandchildren; and a number of other relatives also survive.

Funeral services will be held Thursday, August 19th, at 1:00 p.m. in the chapel of Ingram Funeral Home with Rev. Randy Richards and Rev. Michael Cantrell officiating. Interment will follow at Sawnee View Gardens in Cumming, GA. The family will receive friends on Wednesday from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. and Thursday from 9:00 a.m. until the hour of service.

Ingram Funeral Home & Crematory, Cumming, Georgia in charge of arrangements.